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This blog covers printed circuit board (PCB) layout automation — how AutoCuro's constraint-based placement and routing engine works, what it can and can't do today, and practical notes for engineers evaluating the tool in KiCad or Altium Designer.

What Is Quality for Us?

What quality means for AutoCuro: engineer control, transparent reasoning, honesty about limits, and design files that never leave your desktop.

Manav Marwah • 28 Jul 2026

How We Automate Altium AI PCB Routing. Is it any good?

How we automate Altium AI PCB routing and placement, tested on a real TFBGA436 board. What the tool handles, what still needs review.

Manav Marwah • 10 Jul 2026

How We Automate KiCad PCB Routing. Is it any good?

How we automate KiCad PCB routing and AI component placement — honest results, what works, what doesn't, tested on a real avionics board.

Manav Marwah • 09 Jul 2026

PCB Design Errors Your DRC Tool Won't Catch (And How We Flag Them)

DRC-clean doesn't mean electrically clean: DDR4 routing, clock stubs, differential pairs over plane voids, power-plane splits, floating vias, pads over voids.

Manav Marwah • 26 Jun 2026

Can an Autorouter Tell If Your PCB Layout Is Good?

Can a PCB autorouter tell if your layout is good? What autorouters can check, what they usually miss, and why DRC-clean routing isn't full PCB verification.

Manav Marwah • 05 Jun 2026

How to Choose a PCB Stackup: Layer Count, Material, and Controlled Impedance

How to choose the right PCB stackup: layer count, FR-4 vs FR408 vs Megtron 6 vs Rogers, impedance basics, and fabricator specs.

Manav Marwah • 16 Apr 2026

Differential Signal Placement and Routing: A Complete Guide for PCB Designers

Differential pair routing guidelines for USB, HDMI, Ethernet and PCIe — trace matching, impedance control, length tuning, and high-speed PCB layout practices.

Manav Marwah • 15 Apr 2026

PCB Thermal Simulation Planning Guide: A Practical Approach

A practical guide to planning PCB thermal simulation before layout freeze, including goals, power estimates, model scope, boundary conditions, and validation.

Manav Marwah • 15 Apr 2026

PCB Design Rules That Are Not Always True

15 common PCB design rules, examined with nuance: when they apply, when they don't, and what matters for routing, planes and impedance.

Manav Marwah • 16 Feb 2026

Top Indian PCB Manufacturers: Curated Guide for Hardware Developers

A curated guide to reliable Indian PCB manufacturers and assembly houses, covering technical capabilities, pricing, and quality for hardware developers.

Manav Marwah • 12 Feb 2026

Why PCB Autorouting Remains Broken? (And What Designers Using PCB Autoroute Tools Do Instead)

Why PCB autorouting remains challenging: the limitations of traditional PCB autoroute tools and what professional PCB designers use instead.

Manav Marwah • 10 Feb 2026

How to Evaluate PCB Design AI Tools: A Practical Guide for Engineers

A practical framework for evaluating PCB design AI tools and autorouters: placement intelligence, automation quality, and results on real designs.

Manav Marwah • 02 Feb 2026

PCB Autorouting and Self-Driving Cars: Why Context Matters

A self-driving car stuck on train tracks reveals a challenge PCB autorouting shares: understanding context and critical paths, not just following rules.

Manav Marwah • 28 Jan 2026

How to design PCB schematic ready for AI?

How to design a PCB schematic ready for AI: hierarchical structure, off-page connectors, net labels, reference designators, ERC/DRC rules, and BOM creation.

Manav Marwah • 23 Jan 2026

Thank You for 2025: A Year of Building, Learning, and Growing

AutoCuro's 2025 year in review. Thank you to our customers, partners, and team for a year of progress in PCB design automation.

Manav Marwah • 23 Dec 2025

The Ultimate PCB Design Checklist: A Complete Guide for Layout Engineers

The ultimate PCB design checklist for layout engineers: an 11-phase framework covering placement, routing, stackup, DFM/DFA, and signal integrity checks.

Manav Marwah • 17 Dec 2025

When Should You Start Planning for Signal Integrity in PCB Design?

Signal integrity planning timeline for PCB design. Learn which decisions must be made at each phase from requirements to routing for high-speed interfaces.

Manav Marwah • 10 Dec 2025

Can LLMs Verify PCB Designs? The Results Were Mixed

We tested ChatGPT and Gemini on real STM32 boards to see if LLMs (large language models) can help verify PCB designs — what worked and their limitations.

Manav Marwah • 27 Nov 2025

Can PCBs Design Themselves: The Multi-Agent Future

Exploring how multi-agent systems and AI could reshape electronic design automation in the coming decade - a speculative look at future possibilities.

Manav Marwah • 04 Oct 2025

How to Score Your PCB Design

How to systematically score and evaluate PCB design quality using automated scoring methods, design rule verification, and structured assessment frameworks.

Manav Marwah • 26 Sept 2025

Why PCB Design is Like Chess, Civilization, and StarCraft Combined

How PCB design combines the strategic depth of Chess, the resource management of Civilization, and the real-time optimization of StarCraft.

Manav Marwah • 12 Sept 2025

Joining IIIT Delhi's Incubation Program: The Next Chapter in PCB Design Automation

AutoCuro joins IIIT Delhi's incubation program, continuing development of PCB design automation technology for embedded hardware developers.

Manav Marwah • 05 Sept 2025

What Really Kills Electronics?

Discover the hidden threats that kill 90% of first PCBs. From ESD attacks to thermal runaway - learn what's hunting your electronics and how to survive the hardware battlefield.

Manav Marwah • 26 Aug 2025

How We Hire: Building Tomorrow's Hardware-Software Bridge | PCB Design Automation

Discover how we hire multi-skilled engineers who bridge hardware and software domains. Join our small but highly efficient team working on the future of PCB design automation.

Manav Marwah • 11 Aug 2025

How AI is Revolutionizing Electronics Design: From Concept to Production

A guide to AI applications in electronics design — from schematic creation to component placement, routing, and manufacturing optimization workflows.

Manav Marwah • 25 Jul 2025

The Future Belongs to "Full-Stack Hardware Engineers"

Why the Tech Industry is Shifting from Pure Software to Hardware-Software Integration. A look at the rising demand for multi-domain engineers.

Manav Marwah • 08 Jun 2025

Why PCB Component Autoplacement Still Requires Manual Intervention?

Why PCB component autoplacement in Altium, Cadence and KiCad still needs manual intervention — current limitations and where automation is heading.

Manav Marwah • 03 Jun 2025

Why PCB Component Placement Needs a Modern Approach?

The time-consuming of PCB design is due for a revolution

Manav Marwah • 15 May 2025

The Hidden Costs of Manual PCB Design: Beyond the Designer's Time

Is your design team spending more time fighting fires than innovating? The true cost of manual PCB design extends far beyond hourly rates.

Manav Marwah • 21 Apr 2025

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